Mess Around
| "Mess Around" | ||||
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Swedish release picture sleeve | ||||
| Single by Ray Charles | ||||
| from the album Ray Charles (or, Hallelujah I Love Her So) | ||||
| B-side | "Funny (But I Still Love You)" | |||
| Released | June 19, 1953 | |||
| Recorded | May 17, 1953 | |||
| Genre | R&B, stride, blues | |||
| Label | Atlantic 999 | |||
| Songwriter | Ahmet Ertegun | |||
| Producer | Ahmet Ertegun | |||
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The "Mess Around" is a song written by Ahmet Ertegun, co-founder and then-vice-president of Atlantic Records, under the pseudonym of A. Nugetre, or "Nuggy". It was performed by Ray Charles, and was one of Charles's first hits.